Renee Neal
Cedar Hill,TX
Summary
Compassionate Early Childhood Educator with passion for teaching and supporting young students in setting foundation for life-long success. Proven to quickly develop rapport with children through friendly approach, patient demeanor and excellent communication skills. Organized with exceptional work ethic and dedication to completing projects. Skilled in both independently motivated and collaborative team settings. Proactive and caring worker with 6 years of experience combined with communication strengths and good observational skills. Skillfully handles day-to-day activities while looking for opportunities to make a difference.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
EHS Teacher
Head Start Greatter Dallas
Dallas, TX
05.2015 - Current
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive and safe classroom environments.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
Teacher
Jabez Learning Academy
Cedar Hill, TX
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Maintained system required passing rate for years
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards
Customer Service Representative
Nova1
Fort Worth, TX
05.2012 - 06.2014
- Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
- Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
- Answered constant flow of customer calls with minimal wait times.
- Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
- Responded to customer requests for products, services and company information.
- Clarified customer issues and determined root cause of problems to resolve product or service complaints
- Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns
Education
No Degree - Child Development
East Field College
Mesquite, TXHigh School Diploma -
Waco High School
Waco, TX05.2007
Skills
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- School Community Relations
- Communicating with Parents and Teachers
- Classroom Rules Establishment
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teaching
- Exploratory Learning
- Activity Demonstrations
- Needs Identification and Assessment
- Behavioral Modeling
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Age-Appropriate Curriculum
- Teacher and Administrator Collaboration
- Safety Monitoring and Management
- Arts and Crafts
- Class Reading
- Restocking Supplies
- Clear and Direct Communication
- Supervising Classroom Activities
- Fine Motor Skill Development
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Behavior Redirection
- Caring and Empathetic Demeanor
- Child Development Associate Certification
- Classroom Discipline
- Early Childhood Development
- Child CPR and First Aid
- Letter and Number Instruction
- Goal Setting
- Curriculum design
- Lesson Planning
Timeline
EHS Teacher
Head Start Greatter Dallas
05.2015 - Current
Teacher
Jabez Learning Academy
05.2014 - 05.2015
Customer Service Representative
Nova1
05.2012 - 06.2014
No Degree - Child Development
East Field College
High School Diploma -
Waco High School
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